till felt its chill as she buttoned her worn

glamorous - just simple and tidy, exactl

much, but

city. She'd been hired through a cleaning agency that supplied workers there. The pay wasn't great, but it was s

per. The glass walls reflected the morning sun like liqu

at fate was laughi

ays. Her cleaning cart squeaked as she pushed it along, and she p

lass near the CEO's private elevat

utes. Everyone, look alive!" one

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who had offer

't just "Adrian."

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smile ghosting across his lips. "I

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e. She didn't gush, didn't flirt, didn't act impressed by h

t made Adrian pause lon

the manager said q

lena replied, l

against the elevator button - but his

sunset, Elena cleaned the executive floor again. From the large windo

like to live up there - w

his desk, pretending to read a repo

ng about her that

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everything found himself curious - not about profits or d